profan

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See also: profán

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin profanus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

profan

  1. profane

Noun

profan m (plural profans)

  1. layman

German

Etymology

From Latin profanus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁoˈfaːn/
  • (file)

Adjective

profan (strong nominative masculine singular profaner, comparative profaner, superlative am profansten)

  1. profane
    Antonym: sakral

Declension

Further reading

  • profan” in Duden online
  • profan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin profanus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

profan m (feminine singular profana, masculine plural profans, feminine plural profanas)

  1. profane
    Antonym: sacrat

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Noun

profan m (plural profans, feminine profana, feminine plural profanas)

  1. layman

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin profanus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

profan

  1. profane

Related terms

Noun

profan m

  1. layman

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French profane, from Latin profanus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

profan m or n (feminine singular profană, masculine plural profani, feminine and neuter plural profane)

  1. profane

Declension

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin profanus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

profan (comparative profanare, superlative profanast)

  1. profane

Declension

Inflection of profan
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular profan profanare profanast
Neuter singular profant profanare profanast
Plural profana profanare profanast
Masculine plural3 profane profanare profanast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 profane profanare profanaste
All profana profanare profanaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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